Word information
Simplified三族
Traditional三族
Pinyinsān zú
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Chinese word dictionary
三族
sān zú · (old) three generations (father, self and sons); three clans (your own, your mother's, your wife's)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 三族
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再三zàisānover and over again; again and again
丢三落四diūsān-làsìforgetful; empty-headed